How can we cope with anger and sadness?

StepsDescribe your situation and your problem briefly. ... Consider your emotions. ... Consider your thoughts. ... Think about the triggers. ... Think about different solutions. ... Follow your positive thoughts. ... Find your personal path. ... Turn your anger against things you can do something about without being destructive. read more

Anger happens, it's just part of life. But if you have depression you can add anger to the list (along with sadness, fearfulness, trouble sleeping, and changes in appetite) of common depression symptoms. read more

Whether or not anger fuels depression, it isn't good for the enjoyment of life. Here are ways to keep anger from feeding your depression. First, of course, is to identify anger and to acknowledge it. Anger is one of those emotions whose expression is sometimes subject to taboos so that people can grow up unable to recognize it; they feel its physical discomfort but can't label it. Build a lexicon for your internal states. read more